Message From President Ngaire re the 5th Meeting of 2012-13
Posted by Ngaire Cannon
on Aug 01, 2012
Weekly News from Ngaire:
Thanks to the generosity of Simon and Gigi O’Donoghue, our President’s Welcome Party on Sunday was the start of what promises to be terrific year of fun and fellowship. Thank you to all who so capably organised the function.
Major thanks to Simon and Gigi for offering their home and being such gracious hosts. John Christoffelsz and Simon handled the bar with assistance from Ralph who made sure we wouldn’t run out of drink. The caterers provided the most delicious food and Gigi and Fay were marvellous in the kitchen.
A big thanks to Jenny Dumayne who made a special trip to Cosco for the cream puffs. It only cost Geoff a $260+ grocery bill, although he assures me an item-by-item price check showed they had saved a whopping $130.
What more can I say - 70 members, partners and guests turned up and we had a super party - and we were better than cost neutral so our treasurer is happy. Now we look forward to Home Hosting on August 25th.
We met Anemone Kirk, our cluster exchange student from Denmark, on Sunday. Anemone is hosted by RC of Kew on Yarra and is currently staying with our AG Bob Slater and Ruth. She has already started school at Canterbury Girls and is excited about her year ahead. We look forward to welcoming Anemone to our Club for lunch.
It is great to hear that Jack Ings is on the improve. He is now in Cabrini and would welcome a visit or phone call. It’s also good to see Murray Elrington at Rotary again. Despite the crutches he is moving around quite smartly.
We had a marvellous presentation on Tuesday from Ariel Magnes, our Ambassadorial Scholar, who has earned her Master’s Degree during her year in Melbourne. Ariel thanked Hawthorn for offering her the opportunity of a lifetime. It was gratifying to sponsor such an appreciative young woman. I extend my thanks to Robert Ball who was Ariel’s counsellor during her twelve months in Australia.
Yours, Ngaire
Thought for the week: Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
Thanks to the generosity of Simon and Gigi O’Donoghue, our President’s Welcome Party on Sunday was the start of what promises to be terrific year of fun and fellowship. Thank you to all who so capably organised the function.
Major thanks to Simon and Gigi for offering their home and being such gracious hosts. John Christoffelsz and Simon handled the bar with assistance from Ralph who made sure we wouldn’t run out of drink. The caterers provided the most delicious food and Gigi and Fay were marvellous in the kitchen.
A big thanks to Jenny Dumayne who made a special trip to Cosco for the cream puffs. It only cost Geoff a $260+ grocery bill, although he assures me an item-by-item price check showed they had saved a whopping $130.
What more can I say - 70 members, partners and guests turned up and we had a super party - and we were better than cost neutral so our treasurer is happy. Now we look forward to Home Hosting on August 25th.
We met Anemone Kirk, our cluster exchange student from Denmark, on Sunday. Anemone is hosted by RC of Kew on Yarra and is currently staying with our AG Bob Slater and Ruth. She has already started school at Canterbury Girls and is excited about her year ahead. We look forward to welcoming Anemone to our Club for lunch.
It is great to hear that Jack Ings is on the improve. He is now in Cabrini and would welcome a visit or phone call. It’s also good to see Murray Elrington at Rotary again. Despite the crutches he is moving around quite smartly.
We had a marvellous presentation on Tuesday from Ariel Magnes, our Ambassadorial Scholar, who has earned her Master’s Degree during her year in Melbourne. Ariel thanked Hawthorn for offering her the opportunity of a lifetime. It was gratifying to sponsor such an appreciative young woman. I extend my thanks to Robert Ball who was Ariel’s counsellor during her twelve months in Australia.
Yours, Ngaire
Thought for the week: Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.